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We sell original Vanity Fair lithographs, not reproductions.
The normal size of a Vanity Fair print is about 10½ by 15½ inches (approx. 27x40 cm),
though this does vary somewhat by year and publisher as well as whether any trimming has occurred at some point during the past century or more of the print's life.

Whenever possible, we provide the original descriptive text or a copy thereof.

VANITY FAIR "Spy" PRINTS ~ POLITICAL (1880-1881)

1869-1870 1871-1872 1873-1874 1875-1877 1878-1879 1880-1881
1882-1883 1884-1886 1887-1889 1890-1892 1893-1894 1895-1914
Vanity Fair "Spy" Print Categories
Accountants
Ambassadors from England
Ambassadors to England
Americans
Architects and Engineers
Artists
Automobilists & Balloonists
Aviators
Bankers and Financiers
Billiards
Boxers
Businessmen and Empire Builders
Carriage Drivers
Chancellors of the Exchequer
Chess
Clergy
Cricketers
Criminals
Doctors and Scientists
Dog Judge
Doubles/Groups
Duelling
Explorers and Inventors
Fencing
Fishing
Fox Hunters
Freemasons
Game Hunters
Golfers
Gymnasts
Horse Trainers
Jockeys
Ladies
Legal
Literary
Military
Miscellaneous
Music
Newspapermen
Orientals
Photographers
Policemen
Politicians
Polo
Prime Ministers
Proofs before lettering
Railway Officials
Red Robed Judges
Roller Skating
Rowing
Royalty
Rugby
Scotsmen
Shipping Officials
Sport Riders
Sports, Misc.
Stock Exchange Officials
Swimming
Teachers
Tennis
Theatre
Track
Trade Union Officials
Turf Devotees
Wagerers
Yachting

Sir Roger William Henry Palmer
Sir Roger William Henry Palmer
Jan. 31, 1880

Roger
$45

M. E. Whitley
M. E. Whitley
Feb. 21, 1880

Liverpool
$32

Commander Lord Ramsay
Commander Lord Ramsay
Feb. 28, 1880
Liverpool
$32

Mr. Edward Clark
Mr. Edward Clark
March 13, 1880

Southwark
$30

Mr. Markham Spofforth
Mr. Markham Spofforth
March 20, 1880

He invented the Conservative Working Man
$45

Lord Inverurie
Lord Inverurie
March 27, 1880

Candidate for Chelsea
$35
(text adhered to back of print)

Lord Headley
Lord Headley
April 3, 1880

a loyal Irishman
$45

Mr. George Burrow Gregory
Mr. George Burrow Gregory
April 17, 1880

East Sussex
$34

Lord Ardilaun
Lord Ardilan
May 8, 1880
a practical patriot
$30

Baron Henry De Worms
Baron Henry de Worms
May 22, 1880

Intelligent Toryism
$35

The Right Hon. David Plunket
The Right Hon. David Plunket
May 29, 1880

hereditary eloquence
$40

Mr. Charles Bradlaugh
Mr. Charles Bradlaugh
June 12, 1880

Iconoclast
$32

The Right Honourable Augustus Berkeley Paget, KCB
The Right Honourable
Augustus Berkeley Paget, KCB

June 26, 1880

Promotion by marriage
$40

The Viscount Folkstone
The Viscount Folkstone
July 3, 1880

South Wilts
$34

Mr. John Eldon Gorst
Mr. John Eldon Gorst
July 31, 1880

Tory organisation
$30

Mr. Montague John Guest
Mr. Montague John Guest
Aug. 7, 1880

Monty


Sir Charles John Forbes, Baronet, of Newe
Sir Charles John Forbes,
Baronet, of Newe

Aug. 14, 1880

of Newe
$42

Mr. Henry Richard
Mr. Henry Richard
Sept. 4, 1880
Peace

Mr. Leonard Henry Courtney
Mr. Leonard Henry Courtney
Sept. 25, 1880

Proper self-sufficiency
$34

The Marquis of Ailesbury
The Marquis of Ailesbury
Oct. 9, 1880

Three Dowagers
$30

The O'Donoghue of the Glens
The O'Donoghue
of the Glens

Oct. 23, 1880

The O'Donoghue
$45

The Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham
The Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham
Oct. 30, 1880
Aesthetics


The Fourth Party
The Fourth Party
[Lord Randolph Churchill, Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, Mr. A.J. Balfour, Mr. Gorst]
Dec. 1, 1880

The Fourth Party
$75

Sir Richard Temple
Sir Richard Temple
Jan. 15, 1881

Burra Dick
(text adhered to back

)

Mr. Charles Cunningham Boycott
Mr. Charles Cunningham Boycott
Jan. 29, 1881

Boycott
$32

Mr. Morgan Howard
Mr. Morgan Howard
Feb. 12, 1881

Energetic Toryism
$40

The Earl of Kenmare
The Earl of Kenmare
Feb. 26, 1881

The Lord Chamberlain
$45

The Marquis of Hamilton
The Marquis of Hamilton
March 5, 1881

Hamlie
$28

Mr. William Lehman Ashmead Burdett-Coutts Bartlett
Mr. William Lehman Ashmead Burdett-Coutts Bartlett
March 12, 1881
The Baroness's husband
$28

The Marquis of Exeter
The Marquis of Exeter
April 9, 1881

a real English gentleman
$40

Lord Tollemache
Lord Tollemache
April 30, 1881

Cheshire
$20

Sir Philip Rose
Sir Philip Rose
May 14, 1881

Lord Beaconfield's friend


Earl Cadogan
Earl Cadogan
June 4, 1881

Chelsea & the Colonies
$40

The Marquis of Blandford
The Marquis of Blandford
June 18, 1881

"B"
$36

Alderman Robert Nicholas Fowler
Alderman Robert Nicholas Fowler
June 25, 1881

the City
$36

Birth, Behaviour & Business
Her Majesty's Opposition
(Northcote, Manners, Cross)

July 5, 1881

Birth, Behaviour & Business
$55

Sir Matthew White Ridley
Sir Matthew White Ridley
July 26, 1881

Ex-official
$30

The Hon. Alexander Grantham Yorke
The Hon. Alexander Grantham Yorke
Aug. 20, 1881

Alick
$30

The Right Hon. Earl Percy
The Right Hon. Earl Percy
Aug. 27, 1881

Northumberland
$28

The Earl Fortescue
The Earl Fortescue
Sept. 17, 1881
Sanitas
$28

Lord Henry John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
Lord Henry John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
Sept. 24, 1881

South Hants
$28

The Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Norfolk
Oct. 1, 1881
Our little Duke
$40

Mr. William M'Arthur, Lord Mayor of London
Mr. William M'Arthur, Lord Mayor of London
Oct. 8, 1881

the Lord Mayor

Lord Rendlesham
Lord Rendlesham
Oct. 15, 1881

Property in Suffolk
$30

The Hon. William Lowther
The Hon. William Lowther
Oct. 29, 1881

Westmorland
$28

(biographical text adhered to back of print)

Sir Rainald Knightley
Sir Rainald Knightley
Nov. 5, 1881

A fine old Tory
$40

The Earl of Rosslyn
The Earl of Rosslyn
Nov. 12, 1881
the Kirk of Scotland
$30

Viscount Hawarden
Viscount Hawarden
Nov. 26, 1881

hereditary Whip
$30

The Gladstone Memorial
The Gladstone Memorial
Dec. 7, 1881

(no text available)
$55

The Hon. Charles Robert Spencer
The Hon. Charles Robert Spencer
Dec. 10, 1881

(bio text adhered to back)
Bradlaugh's Baby


"Force no Remedy"
"Force no Remedy"
Mr. Parnell and Mr. Dillon and a policeman

Dec. 7, 1881

(no text available)
$70

The Earl of Leven and Melville
The Earl of Leven and Melville
Dec. 17, 1881

amiability


(see print to right)

The Earl of Leven and Melville
The Earl of Leven and Melville
Dec. 17, 1881

amiability
$35

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